Chinese symbol for “formidable”
强大
qiáng dà
Traditional: 強大
big and strong; formidable; powerful
The closest CC-CEDICT match for formidable is 强大 (qiáng dà), defined as: big and strong; formidable; powerful.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “formidable”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful; dreadful |
| 强悍 (強悍) | qiáng hàn | tough; strong |
| 威武 | wēi wǔ | might; formidable |
| 彪悍 | biāo hàn | tough as nails; formidable |
| 虎虎 | hǔ hǔ | vigorous; formidable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 强大.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加强 (加強) | jiā qiáng | to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance |
| 强调 (強調) | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
| 强烈 (強烈) | qiáng liè | strong; intense |
| 增强 (增強) | zēng qiáng | to increase; to strengthen |
| 强化 (強化) | qiáng huà | to strengthen; to intensify |
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity |
See also: Japanese symbol for “formidable”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.